Brazil vs Sao Tome and Principe: Mortality rate, under-5
Brazil
14.2 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
13.6 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Brazil rank
100th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
102nd
Mortality rate, under-5 over time
- Brazil
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 14.2 per 1,000 live births against 13.6 per 1,000 live births in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.6 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 100th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 102nd of 197 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and Sao Tome and Principe in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 141.76 per 1,000 live births | 90.58 per 1,000 live births | 51.18 per 1,000 live births | Brazil |
| 1970s | 116.71 per 1,000 live births | 88.25 per 1,000 live births | 28.46 per 1,000 live births | Brazil |
| 1980s | 79.23 per 1,000 live births | 100.78 per 1,000 live births | 21.55 per 1,000 live births | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1990s | 49.51 per 1,000 live births | 102.72 per 1,000 live births | 53.21 per 1,000 live births | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 26.06 per 1,000 live births | 59.25 per 1,000 live births | 33.19 per 1,000 live births | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 16.51 per 1,000 live births | 25.27 per 1,000 live births | 8.76 per 1,000 live births | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 14.56 per 1,000 live births | 14.76 per 1,000 live births | 0.2 per 1,000 live births | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, Brazil or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Brazil, at 14.2 per 1,000 live births against 13.6 per 1,000 live births in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Brazil and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.6 per 1,000 live births, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
- Brazil ranks 100th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 102nd of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.